Portugal · Beja
ZPE Castro Verde – Vale Gonçalinho
150 species and 21,225 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May and October, with up to 75 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Western JackdawColoeus monedula
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalis52 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 150 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- ZPE Castro Verde – área geral6 km200 species
- ZPE Castro Verde – Horta da Nora7 km167 species
- PN Vale do Guadiana – Mértola34 km177 species
- Lagoa dos Patos47 km212 species
- Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura73 km228 species
- Lagoa dos Salgados76 km265 species
All 150 species recorded here
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at ZPE Castro Verde – Vale Gonçalinho?
March–May and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 75 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at ZPE Castro Verde – Vale Gonçalinho?
150 species, from 21,225 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at ZPE Castro Verde – Vale Gonçalinho in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Lapwing, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, European Stonechat and Corn Bunting.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.